Abstract
The new 2 French Coe radiofrequency (RF) end hole catheter was first used to successfully perforate the atretic pulmonary valve membrane using an antegrade approach in a newborn with intact ventricular septum (IVS). Nine watts of energy for 8 sec was required with simultaneous delivery of a 0.014 in. coronary guidewire coaxially through the end hole RF catheter for balloon valvuloplasty. This new ringed-tip end hole RF catheter offers considerable advantages to the pediatric interventionalist in the transcatheter therapy in neonates with pulmonary atresia (PA) and IVS.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 162-166 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1998 |
Keywords
- Pulmonary atresia
- Radiofrequency catheter
- Transcatheter perforation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine